Anytime Fitness, the world's fastest-growing gym franchise, is now the first global fitness chain to offer LES MILLS Virtual classes. During a pilot phase, the classes will be available 24 hours a day... View More
When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve. According to new research led by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, when... View More
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online in the open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found that engaging in... View More
Some vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risk of heart disease, and Health Canada should reconsider cholesterol-lowering claims on food labelling, states an analysis in CMAJ... View More
Being overweight or obese are risk factors for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) regardless of whether individuals also have the cluster of cardiovascular risk... View More
The reason women find it harder to breathe than men during exercise is due to greater electrical activation of their breathing muscles, shows a new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology.... View More
At the Belgian University Hospitals Leuven, two knee surgeons have for the first time given a full anatomical description of a new ligament that they term the anterolateral ligament (ALL). The new ligament... View More
It seems everyone is looking for a culprit when it comes to childhood obesity: fast food, sugary drinks, super-sized everything. But it turns out part of the blame may lie with the simple matter of turning... View More
Despite current beliefs, sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological... View More
Contrary to popular myth, it is not the aging Baby Boomer or weekend warrior that is causing the unprecedented increase in knee replacement surgeries. Data gathered by more than 125 orthopedic surgeons... View More
Making fat cells immortal might seem like a bad idea to most people, but for a team of University of Iowa scientists it was the ideal way to study how the interaction between bacteria and fat cells might... View More
Lower back injuries are the third most common injuries suffered in athletes under age 18, according to a study presented by Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine physician Neeru Jayanthi, MD.... View More
Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness, the world's fastest-growing gym, has been presented with an inaugural "Leadership" award by Chief Executive magazine. The award was presented at the... View More
While many football helmet and mouth guard manufacturers claim that their equipment will lessen impact forces and reduce concussion risk, neither a specific brand nor a higher cost were associated with... View More
According to a recent study, keeping active is key to cardiovascular health and longevity in older adults, regardless of whether or not they exercise regularly. Continued at MedicalNewsToday>>... View More
A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that student athletes who have suffered concussion following head injury may need to take a break from academic learning. Continued... View More
A major collaborative research effort involving scientists at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard University have uncovered a novel signal mechanism that... View More
There has been much focus in recent years surrounding the physical fitness of young people, particularly as the rate of obesity has been increasing. Now, a new study has detailed a list of priorities for... View More
Good news for coffee drinkers: researchers from Italy have shown that coffee consumption reduces the risk of liver cancer by about 40%. And some of the results indicate that if you drink three cups a day,... View More
Many teenagers are more interested in watching TV and playing video games than exercising. But new research has presented them with another reason to get active - regular moderate to vigorous exercise... View More
